noun ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Wages, money earned, income. plural, plural-only
2. 2
   the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses) wordnet
3. 3
   Business profits. plural, plural-only
4. 4
   something that remunerates wordnet
5. 5
   Gains on investments; returns. plural, plural-only

Synonyms

All synonyms

net incomewageaccessionacquirementacquisitionaddition

Example

More examples

"His parents' view was that he was wasting his earnings on a silly girl."

Etymology

From earning + -s.

Related phrases

attachment of earningsearnings beatearnings missearnings powerearnings seasonnet earningsprice-earnings ratioretained earningstransfer earnings

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